Pensions

Automatically enrol young staff into workplace pension schemes, says IFS

Employees as young as 16 should be automatically enroled into workplace pensions and there is a strong case for making their employers pay in even when they do not...

UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April, wage growth figures suggest

The UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April 2025, the latest wage growth...

‘Golden gap year’: how to make a midlife break work

Maybe you can put it down as another post-Covid trend, such as working from home, but it’s clear...

There’s no need to cut poorer pensioners’ income. Smarter winter fuel solutions are at hand | Steve Webb

The new government’s honeymoon period with the voters ended at 3.33pm on Monday 29 July. This was when...

UK state pension to rise by more than £400 a year, say reports

The full UK state pension is expected to rise by more than £400 a year as a result...

Reeves could raise £10bn a year by reducing pension tax relief, report says

Rachel Reeves could raise at least £10bn a year through a radical shake-up of pensions that would make tax relief less generous to better-off...

Can you apply for pension credit? It’s key to help with rising energy costs

Energy prices are set to rise after the regulator announced the new price cap on Friday. From October, the annual gas and electricity bill...